Curator's blog

Winter is definitely here making the Garden a snowy wonderland. Some plants retain their fruit throughout the winter, and with a backdrop of white, the colors of the fruit really stand out this time of year.

Golden Spirit® Smokebush Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot'

This golden-leaved shrub often retains some of its wispy fruits into the first part of winter.

It's Friday! Come celebrate at Red Butte Garden and you will be sure to have a blooming spectacular weekend! If you come in the morning, you will be able to beat the heat as well as get to experience the tranquility created by all the bees buzzing.

Globe Thistle Echinops ritro

The bees are definitely buzzing for these flowers. How many bees can you spot?

As their name suggests, daylilies only bloom for 24 hours. In otherwords, you better hurry to the garden because you do not want to miss the dazzling display that is happening right now! Here is just a glimpse of the cultivars blooming today, who knows what will be blooming tomorrow!

Happy National Pollinator Week!

Most people know that bees are pollinators, but did you know that other animals pollinate our flowers as well? Take a look at these photos of different animals found at Red Butte Garden pollinating our flowers.